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The fear the tag thing is because if they don't get a deal done this season it would more than likely be used to trade him, not keep him. That would limit his suitors to those willing to trade a pick or picks for the right to sign him to a whopping contract. And unlike with say Drew, that would likely eliminate the AFCE from contention and possibly a few other teams the NEP would probably be reluctant to trade a #1 WR to. Might even eliminate Snyder who is lagging behind in draft picks because he's been trading present and future picks away for a while now and never gets comps. So for all intents and purposes everything this agent is doing at the moment is about maximizing Deion's next contract.
The potential fly in the ointment this clown is completely ignoring is the risk that Deion is somehow viewed as damaged goods after this debaucle. Some part of his 5'9" anatomy gets injured and he loses all or even part of the season, he gets surpassed by someone on this roster, the numbers put up in 2006 by several other WR further highlight the gap between his production and that of an elite #1 or he becomes one of those rare stubborn to a fault players who holds out and entire camp or even into the season giving some teams real pause about even looking at him.
I think the worst thing that could have happened to this kid was being named MVP in XXXIX. It probably should have gone to the guy throwing the rock anyway. If not Rodney or Vrabel. It was the mere fact that he had statistically passed Rice in SB receptions that did it, but the only reason he was in back to back Superbowls to do that to begin with was the guy throwing him the ball. The guy whose own skill set is what enables a Branch to maximize his own savvy and minimize his lack of size and speed. The guy who knows not to let that award go to his head. I think the media in attendance was just looking for a way not to have to give it to Brady for a third time though. And possibly even to create another offensive star on a team with all too few who might develop that I-me-where's mine mindset.
Obviously the team tried to save Deion from even the 4th not to mention coerced 5th year of this deal when they tried to extend him 2 years early after the 2004 season. First we hear of that and oddly it's the idiot agent who lets that slip. While it was probably for less it was likely in the same ballpark as the money they offered 31 year old Mason that same spring (5 years/$20M/$7M sb and $11M in the first two seasons). And either way it really takes the he's been grossly underpaid and forced to labor under his rookie deal card off the table. Seems that continuing to labor under it was his and his agents doing too. Apparently the problems and resentments they have had with his coerced rookie deal were not enough to take an extension that would have still had him headed to open market FA before he hit 30.
This is all about Deion getting to FA well before 30, which is why this team is being actually being coerced to give him a FA deal and not an extension that accounts for his not being one yet.
The potential fly in the ointment this clown is completely ignoring is the risk that Deion is somehow viewed as damaged goods after this debaucle. Some part of his 5'9" anatomy gets injured and he loses all or even part of the season, he gets surpassed by someone on this roster, the numbers put up in 2006 by several other WR further highlight the gap between his production and that of an elite #1 or he becomes one of those rare stubborn to a fault players who holds out and entire camp or even into the season giving some teams real pause about even looking at him.
I think the worst thing that could have happened to this kid was being named MVP in XXXIX. It probably should have gone to the guy throwing the rock anyway. If not Rodney or Vrabel. It was the mere fact that he had statistically passed Rice in SB receptions that did it, but the only reason he was in back to back Superbowls to do that to begin with was the guy throwing him the ball. The guy whose own skill set is what enables a Branch to maximize his own savvy and minimize his lack of size and speed. The guy who knows not to let that award go to his head. I think the media in attendance was just looking for a way not to have to give it to Brady for a third time though. And possibly even to create another offensive star on a team with all too few who might develop that I-me-where's mine mindset.
Obviously the team tried to save Deion from even the 4th not to mention coerced 5th year of this deal when they tried to extend him 2 years early after the 2004 season. First we hear of that and oddly it's the idiot agent who lets that slip. While it was probably for less it was likely in the same ballpark as the money they offered 31 year old Mason that same spring (5 years/$20M/$7M sb and $11M in the first two seasons). And either way it really takes the he's been grossly underpaid and forced to labor under his rookie deal card off the table. Seems that continuing to labor under it was his and his agents doing too. Apparently the problems and resentments they have had with his coerced rookie deal were not enough to take an extension that would have still had him headed to open market FA before he hit 30.
This is all about Deion getting to FA well before 30, which is why this team is being actually being coerced to give him a FA deal and not an extension that accounts for his not being one yet.
